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Friday 1/12

Watch the video

Create the Genetics and DNA cover page


Homework: Read section 11.1 - Due 17. Complete Genetics vocabulary - Due 1/19


Monday 1/15

NO SCHOOL MLK HOLIDAY

Wednesday 1/17

Complete the quick lab as a class and analyze the data


Take notes on Mendel and his peas


Homework: Read section 11.2 and finish vocabulary - Due 1/19

Friday 1/19

Work in pairs to complete the lab


Monday 1/22

Complete the monohybrid cross notes and practice problems

Using the guided notes page work through both tutorials and complete the notes


Tutorials:
1.
http://www.biology.arizona.edu/mendelian_genetics/problem_sets/dihybrid_cross/01t.html

2.
http://www.biology.arizona.edu/mendelian_genetics/problem_sets/dihybrid_cross/03t.html

Complete the Di hybrid Practice Problems


Wednesday 1/24

Continue to work on dihybrid practice problems.

Complete Guinea Pig Lab. It has been assigned inline at pearsonrealize.com

Friday 1/26

Read the article about Sex-linked genes and answer the review questions in complete sentences on your own paper.

Review
1. What are the sex chromosomes of a male and a female?
2. Explain why the father determines the sex of the child.
3. What is sex-linked inheritance?
4. A son cannot inherit colorblindness from his father. Why not?



Watch the Explorer More II video and answer the four questions.

1. What are the three types of color blindness? How are they caused?
2. What is the "Law of Dominance"?
3. Can a woman have colorblindness if her father does not? Explain your answer fully.
4. A woman is color blind but her sister isn’t. What does that tell you about their parents





Monday 1/29


Take the Genetics Quiz on pearsonrealize.com

With a partner or small group read the Case Study and answer the questions on your own paper.



Watch the video on how to solve x-linked Punnet squares.


Complete the practice problems for X-linked.



Wednesday 1/31

Complete the Incomplete Dominance Lab and Reading. Answer the question at the end of the reading.



Take notes on Incomplete and Co-dominance


Read the Case study and answer the questions. Do not answer the homework questions.



Complete the practice problems for homework


Friday 2/2

Review for Exam

Monday 2/5

Take Genetics Test

Wednesday 2/7

Review research question. Find and print a minimum of 3 sources


Friday 2/9

Review paper structure, supports, and due dates. Begin Annotating



Monday 2/12

Complete the DNA extraction Lab



Read the article and answer the following questions:
1.What was Friedrich Miescher contribution to the discovering the structure of DNA?
2.What did Oswald Avery show when transfer a disease from one bacteria to another?
3.What are the four bases that are found in DNA?
4.Why did Watson and Crick initially think the DNA was a triple helix?
5.Base on Chargoff’s rule, what bases pair together? If you have 30% of Adenine, what is the percentage of the other 3 bases?
6.What was Rosalind Franklin contribution to determining the structure of DNA? Was she honored for this contribution?
7.Describe in detail the structure of DNA.



Wednesday

Watch both videos



Complete the card sort based on the information in the videos.


Take DNA Replication Notes together based on the video and card sort.



Modeling Replication
  1. Both Partner A and B practice adding base pairs
  2. Partner A – Using your notes and the model, demonstrate and explain the steps of replication.
  3. Partner B – Ask clarifying questions
  4. Partner B – Without using your notes, use the model to demonstrate and explain the steps of replication.
  5. Partner B – Ask clarifying questions
  6. Whole group discussion: What was a calcifying question your partner asked? Who else can answer that question?



Speaking Language supports:

Ask a question


Why did …

How is … like …

What would happen if …

Why …

In other words, are you saying…

Do you think that …

I don’t get this part here …



Clarify something
This part is really saying …

Can you elaborate on…?

Can you provide more information about…?

Can you explain how?


Exit Ticket: How does DNA replicate?

Homework:


Friday 2/16

Watch the video and read the section on RNA and DNA. As you read and watch complete the Venn Diagram. Be sure to label your diagram.



Using the supports below write a paragraph to compare and contrast DNA and RNA

Academic words to Compare and Contrast:

similarly

common

by comparison

where as as

opposed to

alternatively

in contrast to

compared to


Sentence words to Compare and Contrast:

The most noticeable difference is that _ .

While _ and are both __, there are several difference between them.

_ and are similar in that ___.






Wednesday 2/21

Take notes


Watch the video and discuss


Use the model to practice transcription with a partner


Complete the Transcription homework based on the notes



Complete the mRNA editing vocabulary and notes


Watch the animation

http://highered.mheducation.com/olcweb/cgi/pluginpop.cgi?it=swf::535::535::/sites/dl/free/0072437316/120077/bio30.swf::How%20Spliceosomes%20Process%20RNA

After watching the animation, use the pieces to illustrate and explain the process of RNA editing.

http://highered.mheducation.com/olcweb/cgi/pluginpop.cgi?it=swf::535::535::/sites/dl/free/0072437316/120077/bio30.swf::How%20Spliceosomes%20Process%20RNA

Friday 2/23


Quiz - Come see me during advisory if you missed the quiz

Online practice:

Pearsonrealize.com - assigned practice

https://learn.concord.org/resources/774/modeling-transcription

http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/basics/transcribe/

Monday 2/26


Translation Notes


Model translation with a partner using the pieces. Rotate and explain translation to a visitor.

Complete the Dragon Translation Lab


Wednesday 2/28


Finish Dragon Lab and Analysis Questions


Take Mutation Notes


Friday 3/2

Complete the mutation activity. Answer the 6 questions.

Mutation Activity 1


Complete the Consequence of Mutation Lab.



Monday 3/5


Review Notes


Watch the animation and take notes on Chromosomal mutations.

Changes in Chromosome Structure



Create the chart and use the articles to research 3 out of the 5 chromosomal disorders.
Chromosomal Mutations Web-quest
Chromosomal Abnormalities


Disorder
chromosomes
What?
How?
Symptoms
Treatments
Interesting Facts (x2)






Write a summary about 2 of the disorders you researched.



Wednesday 3/7


Using the ipads, watch the videos about Epigenome and the video about Epigenetics and Twins

The Epigenome at a Glance

Epigenetics in Twins


Next, you will read two articles to write a CER to answer the question: How does the environment impact your genetics?

1. Read the two articles and record evidence in the chart to help you answer the question:

How does the environment impact your genetics? Record 4 pieces of evidence for each article.

2. Write a claim to answer the question: How does the environment impact your genetics?

3. Then record your reasoning for each piece of evidence. The reasoning should explain how your evidence supports your claim.

4. On your own paper, use the chart to write a complete CER. If you do not finish this is homework.
5. We will review your writing and review for the midterm on Friday.

Friday 3/9

In-text Citations
Any time you use a direct quote or summary from an article, you must give the author credit. To give the author credit you use in-text citations. Use either ther authors last name and data or title and date. For the Bullying artificial - (Dye, 2012). For the Starvation article (Dovey, 2014)

Example 1: DNA is vital because it has the "ability to pass on response templates for the need or specific class" (Dovey, 2014)

Example 2: DNA can pass o the template for specific cells from one generation to the next (Dovey, 2014)

Edit your paper from Wednesday and add in in-text citations.

Monday 3/12


Midterm